RE: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo launched

RE: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo launched

Thursday 4th March 2021

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo launched

Like the Taycan but worry about how it would perform on gravel? The Cross Turismo is for you...



There was no way Porsche was going to let Audi steal all the electric vehicle limelight this week with the e-tron GT - not with the J1 EV platform being an in-house project. So, just a couple of days after the first verdicts on Ingolstadt's car, we have this straight outta Stuttgart: the Taycan Cross Turismo.

Looks good, doesn't it? Drawing heavily on the design of the Mission E Cross Turismo concept from 2018, the new Taycan's obvious point of difference is the shooting brake-style rear end. Porsche calls the sloping roofline a 'flyline', but claims there's still 47mm more headroom than a standard Taycan in this CT and more than 1,200 litres of luggage capacity as well.

Clearly, though, that isn't the limit of the transformation. All Cross Turismos will receive the bespoke bumpers, sills and Audi Allroad-style wheel arch cladding; both white and green cars here are fitted with an optional Off-Road Design package, adding the vanes on the bumpers and sills to protect from stone strikes. Furthermore, every Cross Turismo rides on standard PASM air suspension 20mm higher than a Taycan hatch; an Off-Road package adds another 10mm to the ground clearance so the car can "cover a variety of mixed surfaces and uneven tracks."



From launch, Porsche will offer four Taycan Cross Turismo models in the UK, all with four wheel drive and all with the 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, usually found on the options list of non-Turbo Taycans. They're familiar trim variants from the hatch, all still underpinned by the 800-volt architecture: the range starts with the 380hp Taycan 4, then there's a 490hp 4S, followed by the Turbo and Turbo S that both produce 625hp (the latter justifies its billing with a 761hp overboost, against the Turbo's 680hp). Range is rated on the WLTP test between 241 and 283 miles; 150kw charging will also be possible in the Cross Turismo.

Commenting on the new car, Porsche Chairman Oliver Blume said: "We see ourselves as pioneers of sustainable mobility: by 2025, half of all the new vehicles we will deliver will have an electrified drive - either fully electric or plug-in hybrid. In 2020, one in three of all vehicles we delivered in Europe had an electric powertrain. The future belongs to electric mobility. With the Taycan Cross Turismo, we're taking another major step in this direction."

First customer Cross Turismos are due here in the summer, although it's on sale today, priced from £79,340 for the Taycan 4, a model not yet offered in the UK hatch lineup. The 4S costs £87,820, or £4,240 more than the standard Taycan. The Turbo is £116,950, the Turbo S from £139,910. And if the bikes appeal as well for full outdoors lifestyle kudos, set aside quite a bit more: the eBike Cross is £7,500, the eBike Sport £9,500. Still, all the gear and no idea never did come cheap; expect to see plenty of them at the local bike park (or the farm shop, more likely) in a few months' time.













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knebworth01

Original Poster:

160 posts

119 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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I almost thought this looked perfect. I love a shooting brake, its an EV, looks great in green... then hang on, look at the white one! Awful!
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.

DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Looks like a five door Scirocco. Nice though, apart from the nasty headlights.

Electronicpants

2,623 posts

187 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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knebworth01 said:
I almost thought this looked perfect. I love a shooting brake, its an EV, looks great in green... then hang on, look at the white one! Awful!
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.
I think the white one has the optional off road pack thingy so more plastic stuff and higher again.

Can't decide if it's all a bit too "lifestyle" and therefore a bit naff, a straight forward Sport Turismo would be more my kind of thing.





NorthernSky

981 posts

116 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Green, lush!

Digga

40,206 posts

282 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Quite tempted... Ticks a lot of boxes for me.

airhawk1

36 posts

129 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Love the shooting brake style, although I'd prefer it without the audi allroad-esque bits.

Is the sport turismo still coming (i.e. with the normal ride height etc.)?

gts.981

136 posts

44 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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That’s a whole new level of FUGLY.

epom

11,398 posts

160 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Green one is lovely.
They always look like they are about to collapse in the middle.

davidc1

1,544 posts

161 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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I just don't get it.
Not sure who this is aimed at.
Leaves me cold.
Like an audi allroad i guess?

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Tesla look ste in comparison, they might be first to market and all the BS autopilot stuff, but Porsche are making big inroads.

TheOctaneAddict

753 posts

46 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Shiny black arch extensions meeting the matte plastics just looks odd.

I like the idea though, surely no one will buy a normal Taycan now though.

Edited by TheOctaneAddict on Thursday 4th March 16:11

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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You know you're getting old when you click on the road sign to see the next image!
Love it, not in white though.


DA75

33 posts

177 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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knebworth01 said:
I almost thought this looked perfect. I love a shooting brake, its an EV, looks great in green... then hang on, look at the white one! Awful!
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.
Nothing wrong with a poverty spec Duster - they're the best ones! Know what you mean though


RDMcG

19,096 posts

206 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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If I were buying a Taycan this would be the version I would buy ( I have a Panamera ST Turbo).

As with all EVs it does not work for me. I want a car to be able to travel long distances in comfort and at speed, and to be able to fuel quickly a minimum number of times on the trip.

My most likely EV will be something to replace my old Smart which only does short trips around the city.

Of course this will change when recharging stations become ubiquitous and hopefully bettaqry technology will advance.

Simply I want to be able to drive anywhere and to spend minimum time recharging...say five/ten minutes.

rob.e

2,861 posts

277 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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I like this a lot, and i think they'll do well as there really aren't many choices out there if you want a sporty ev with a boot, other than model S obvs.

I'd love one but its too spendy for me.. will be interested when these start to hit the used market in a few yrs.


clubracing

329 posts

205 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Surely the even extra 30mm of ride height offered by the 'Off-Road package' is next to useless for actually driving off road, unless the most severe terrain the car encounters is driving on a nice smooth gravel track?

Though that I doubt that would trouble a regular Taycan anyway.

rob.e

2,861 posts

277 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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RDMcG said:
Simply I want to be able to drive anywhere and to spend minimum time recharging...say five/ten minutes.
I think for most folks the charge time/ range proposition on this is about right. If i've driven 200-250 miles in a single stint i'm probably due a break and i wouldn't be upset to take a 30-40 min break to have some food whilst the car charges up.


Edit to add: they are quoting 5-80% charge takes 22 mins on 270kw. Yes i know you may struggle to find such a fast charger but the car is capable, even if the infrastructure is behind.
https://insideevs.com/news/370185/electrify-americ...

Edited by rob.e on Thursday 4th March 16:28

Leftfootwonder

1,115 posts

57 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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fblm said:
You know you're getting old when you click on the road sign to see the next image!
Love it, not in white though.

Glad it wasn't just me!!

I can't decide if I like it or if I am wholly offended by it. Need to see one in the metal.

AJM6

109 posts

196 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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I've always loved the Panamera - even the early ones!

But why would I choose one over a Taycan now?

I compared them both up close in the showroom recently and the Panamera looked ancient compared.

Taycan for me please.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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clubracing said:
Surely the even extra 30mm of ride height offered by the 'Off-Road package' is next to useless for actually driving off road, unless the most severe terrain the car encounters is driving on a nice smooth gravel track?

Though that I doubt that would trouble a regular Taycan anyway.
Don't suppose it makes a massive difference but it'll mean you can mount the curb outside school a little easier... I guess they can't jack it up any meaningful amount without raising the centre of gravity of that big battery.